DESIGN STANDARDS

803 DESIGN STANDARDS The following design standards apply to new construction, including additions to existing structures, and substantial repair or rehabilitation of the exterior façade of an existing structure. In the case of repair or rehabilitation, only those standards that relate to the specific actions taken apply. The permitting authority may waive these design standards through Development Plan Review. Residential dwellings, except for multi-family and mixed-use development, are not subject to these standards, but rather the principal use standards for that particular dwelling type, as indicated in Section 1202.

• A. Site Layout

  1. Where office or guest facilities are part of the development, the entry to office or guest facilities shall have direct access from street frontages and parking areas. Manufacturing and warehouse structures should be set back towards the center of the site to minimize impact on adjacent parcels.

• 2. For campus developments, a distinct visual link shall be established among various buildings by using architectural or site design elements such as courtyards, plazas, landscaping, and walkways to unify the project. Campus developments shall provide a pedestrian link to adjacent commercial uses to provide safe pedestrian access between the campus and commercial uses outside the development.

• 3. The parking lot shall not be the dominant visual element of the site along the primary frontage. Smaller multiple parking lots separated by landscaping and buildings or placement behind buildings is required.

• • B. M-MU District Design Standards

    1. Multi-Tenant Retail Centers Multi-tenant retail centers in M-MU Districts shall comply with the following additional design standards. (Figure 8-1).

• • • a. When a multi-tenant retail center is situated behind a large parking lot, a street presence for the shopping center shall be created by locating part of the center or an outlot building within 0 to 10 feet of the lot line at the primary street corner or the shopping center entrance. When a center’s frontage on the primary street exceeds 250 feet, outlot buildings shall be built to within 0 feet to 10 feet of the front lot line for at least 25% of the frontage.

• • • b. If outlot buildings are part of a multi-tenant retail center, outlot buildings shall define the street frontage by placement within 0 feet to 10 feet of the lot line at the primary street with showcase windows and entrances oriented toward the street and the interior parking lot.

• • • c. The primary facade of the building shall be oriented toward the street with entrances facing or clearly visible from the primary street. Main entrances to the buildings shall be well defined.

• • • d. The site shall be designed so that there is safe pedestrian access to the center from the public right-of-way and safe pedestrian circulation within the development.

• • • e. A cohesive character is required through the use of coordinated hardscape treatment (special paving materials, lighting, street furniture, etc.) and landscaping.